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No matter how you slice it-- the difference is real. Insitu's Unmanned Aircraft Systems team combines proven experience and mission readiness to deliver superior situational awareness around the clock---and around the world. With 150,000 hours of combat flight in four years, our ScanEagle® is a proven success. Now our next generation flier---the technologically mature, user-evolved IntegratorTM continues our tradition of providing troops with the best UAS resources possible. Insitu Pacific looks forward to serving the future requirements for the Australian Defence Force. When lives are on the line, experience matters. Field Proven. Field Focused. 07.3010.9367 | www.insitu.com 893 WEEKS 6,250 DAYS 150,000 HOURS 9,000,000 MINUTES 540,000,000 SECONDS 6 News AIR FORCE April 30, 2009 By WO2 Graham McBean DEFENCE continues to enjoy wide- spread community support from the Aus- tralian people, according to a wide-rang- ing report commissioned to provide input into the impending Defence White Paper. The Community Consultation Report was conducted between June and October 2008 and shows a deft understanding of domestic and regional Defence issues within the Australian community. Key findings reveal most believe the threat to Australia is relatively benign, there is con- tinuing support for the US alliance and China is not viewed as an immediate threat, but peo- ple are aware of its rise in the region. Contributors saw climate change as Australia's greatest emerging threat as diminishing supplies of food and water con- vert into regional tensions. The good news for Defence person- nel is that support for the ADF within the Australian community is a recurring theme. Former Labor senator Stephen Loosley chaired the consultation and said the five-per- son panel was struck by the strength of the community's regard for the ADF and its per- sonnel. "Many people spoke of their pride in the ADF's role in humanitarian and dis- aster-relief operations, particularly Sumatra Assist," Mr Loosley said. Consultation attracted more than 450 sub- missions from a broad range of groups and individuals. The report can be downloaded from http:// www.defence.gov.au/whitepaper/consulta- tion.htm By FLTLT Anita Green 82 WING remembered two of its own on April 18 when it held a commemorative service at RAAF Base Amberley for SQNLDR Anthony 'Shorty' Short and SQNLDR Stephen 'Nige' Hobbs. Air Force suffered one of its worst peace-time losses on April 18, 1999 when their F-111G, A8- 291, crashed into mountains on the island of Pulau Aur off the east coast of Malaysia during a Five Power Defence Arrangement exercise. Both men were killed. Memorials were subsequent- ly erected on the island and at Amberley. CHAP Andrew Knight led the service. It comprised the mount- ing of a catafalque party at the memorial while CHAP Knight delivered a eulogy. OC 82WG GPCAPT Peter Lloyd and XO WGCDR Terence Deeth then laid wreaths. GPCAPT Lloyd said the Air Force extended its deepest sympathies to the families of the men. "It is proud to honour the memory of these two high- ly regarded aircrew who served their country," he said. Past and present members of 82WG and Air Combat Group attended the memorial while an F-111 flypast also honoured their memories. Members of the Short family travelled to the accident site on the island of Pulau Aur where they held a small service to rec- ognise the 10th Anniversary. They later met members of the local community who have been very supportive of visiting colleagues, friends and family of the two men. The memorial at Amberley reads: "In memory of Squadron Leader Stephen Hobbs O130310 NAV and Squadron Leader Anthony Short O235131 PLT tragically killed in an aircraft accident on the island of Pulau Aur, Malaysia, on 18 April, 1999. F-111G A8-291. Nous reviendrons" (we shall remem- ber). 82 Wing's tribute to lost men MOVING CEREMONY: Catafalque party member FLTLT Andrew Kloeden rests on arms during the 10th Anniversary commemoration of the F-111 Pulau Aur accident. Photo: LAC Benjamin Evans New report gives ADF thumbs up